AGRICULTURE

By Wek Atak Kacjang At least 30,000 households who were part of the hundreds of farming groups that improved productivity and created more sources of livelihood after Society of Daughters of Mary Immaculate(SDMI)has introduced modern farming. Earlier, Society of Daughter Mary Immaculate introduced the small scale farms in Juba County...

By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto Farmers group demand better technology, extension on agriculture cluster project for farmers who never showed interest and now regretting for their actions and watching their colleagues earn millions of shillings from the program. In 2017, Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP) was rolled out to Yumbe district,...

By Wek Atak Kacjang Green Horizon on Thursday announced the start of a new variety for 2021 to improve food security in the country. The program is also aimed to improve the livelihoods through training of local farmers in producing enough food for both local and international markets. The Minister...

By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto Farmers in Nyumanzi refugee settlement are facing challenges of crops pests and diseases that have attacked their cereal crop fields. The challenge was discovered during a joint supervision in the two sub counties by a team of officials from UNHCR and Adjumani district local government led...

By Bullen Bala Alexander The Vice President for Economic Cluster Dr. James Wani Igga said there is need for government to increase its national budget for Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. “There is need for our government particularly ministerial economic cluster, we need to increase ministry of agriculture and...

By Mabor Riak Magok Famers in Rumbek Lakes State have received 10 ox-ploughs on Monday. The items were handed over to the farmers by Kuei and Rup intellectuals’ global forum (KARIGF). The farming tools were meant to keep the communities busy tilling their lands instead of depending on cattle raiding...

By Kidega Livingstone The Agriculture Bank of South Sudan has pledged to support farmers across the country to boost food production. Rual Makuei Thiang Theen, the Managing Director for Agriculture Bank of South Sudan said the bank would work with all stakeholders including all the line ministries to support agricultural...

Some confessed it was their first time to see Sukuma wiki (kale) and how it is grown. By Paul Jimbo When students of Juba University, School of Natural Resources and Environmental studies received news about a planned field trip, none could wild guess where the trip would be. Field trips...

More than 2.5 million hectares of land in South Sudan have been acquired mainly by international investors since 2006 This story was made possible with support from InfoNile and Pulitzer Center. By David Mono Danga South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, is grappling with several challenges including poverty and hunger....